oh 2 oldies come to my mind now too :
dsa 2 - sternenschweif
dsa 3 - schatten über riva
they are very good if you have any sympathy with the das schwarze auge rpg universum at all .
revenant i liked too . it is an classic too . included beat them up elements in a very unique way which i liked
for a mix of strategy + rpg :
- disciples 2
- jagged alliance 2
both are very recommendable .
finally if you like magic the gathering :
magic the gathering with both extensions (spells of the ancients and duels of the planewalkers they were called iirc) is just great . it was made from sid meier .
the main part was the shandalar world where you started with a weak character with only about 30-40 randomly chosen cards and then you had to defeat monsters in duels , do quests etc.
a perfect combination between MTG and a rpg